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More people turning away from news, report says(www.bbc.com)

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Rin@beehaw.org
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I live with my mom and she has to have the news on borderline 24/7 while she’s awake. I hate it because I have very good hearing so I constantly listen to music instead.

when I lived alone, I simply didn’t have any sort of streaming service or cable, or what have you. my tv was exclusively for music and gaming on. that was even years ago.

frankly, I hate having to be around the news for the most part. I will sometimes read stuff on beehaw, but otherwise, no, not for me.

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along_the_road@beehaw.orgOP
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More people are turning away from news, describing it as depressing, relentless and boring, a global study suggests.

Almost four in 10 (39%) people worldwide said they sometimes or often actively avoid the news, compared with 29% in 2017, according to the report by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute.

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A total of 94,943 adults across 47 countries were surveyed by YouGov in January and February for this year’s Digital News Report.

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belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org
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Its all sensationalist bullshit that supports garbage people for clicks

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Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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If it wasn’t for Lemmy I’d have no idea what’s happening.

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Thalestr@beehaw.org
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I mostly avoid major world news now for the most part. I prefer to read hobby-specific news and local news, such as my municipality.

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